Pushkar's narrow main bazaar is lined with an
assortment of absorbing little shops. Here you'll come across everything
from late'60s-timewarp clothing to Rajasthani turbans, from statues of
Ganesh to the novels of Salman Rushdie. Particularly good buys include
costume jewellery, glass lamps, embroidered fabrics such as wall
hangings and shoulder bags, Rajasthani puppets and traditional music.
Much of the stock comes from the Barmer district south of Jaisalmer and
other tribal areas of Rajasthan. You'll have to haggle, as Pushkar has
long been exposed to tourists with money to burn and little time to burn
it. There's the usual nonsense about 'last price' quotes that aren't
negotiable take your time and visit a few shops.
There are number of bookshops in the main bazaar selling a tremendous
range of secondhand novels, and they'll usually buy them back for around
50% of what you pay.
